Episode 770 – Homestead Happenings for July 21, 2023
Today we talk about the overall gardening season
Featured event: Foraging Walk by Kerry Brown
On Saturday August 12th, around 10 am at Solomon Park in Wartburg, TN I’ll be holding a foraging walk as a guest of the Morgan County, TN Homesteaders Group. They have a group on Facebook if you search that particular title. Location: Wartburg Civic Center- Solomon Park 132 Carter Street Wartburg, TN 37887
Sponsor 1: John Pugliano of The Wealthsteading Podcast, InvestableWealth.com
Sponsor 2: Agoristtaxadvice.com
Forage
- Wine berries
- Watercress is coming back
- Mint is all over the place
- Yarrow
Livestock
- Trapped!
- Baby ducks got free
- Compost area is built for chickens
- Rabbits are moving to grass next week – took us a long time to get that set up because of sheep being added (talk about adding too much at once)
- Separating the boys from the girls (why)
Grow
- Overall season update
- Last seeding of summer things and rotation into fall
- Processing garlic
- More on the onion harvest
- Green beans and shade cloth
Holler Neighbors/Community
- Update on Jenni
- Meat curing class
Infrastructure
- Rain assists with analyzing hydrology of the land
- Solar and power outages
Finances
- $15 for 16 jars of homemade relish
Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift!
Community
- Mewe Group: https://mewe.com/join/lftn
- Telegram Group: https://t.me/LFTNGroup
- Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@livingfree:b
Advisory Board
- The Booze Whisperer
- The Tactical Redneck
- Chef Brett
- Samantha the Savings Ninja
Resources